Block D BNW ch 3-4

Edit 0 13 …
Questions

Factual:
  1. What do they call their period? (Hoonho)
  2. Who is Mustapha Mond? (Hoonho)
  3. What are the students doing in the garden? (Hoonho)
  4. What is hypnopaedia? (Hoonho)
  5. Who is equivalent to God in the World State? (Andrew)
  6. What are the five castes in the World State? (Andrew)
  7. Where are babies decanted and conditioned in the World State? (Andrew)
  8. What is unique about Bernard in terms of his physical stature? (Hyun Woo)
  9. Who is Helmholtz Watson? (Hyun Woo)
  10. What is soma? (Hyun Woo)

Interpretive:
  1. Why do they think consuming is good? (Hoonho)
  2. Why are sexual activities encouraged by the state? (Hoonho)
  3. What does it mean to be human? (Hoonho)
  4. What is the point of stability? (Hoonho)
  5. Why is there a caste system in the society? (Hoonho)
  6. What is the purpose of sterilization in the society described in Brave New World? (Hyun Woo)

Evaluative:
  1. Do you think the World State is a good place to live? A utopian society? Or the opposite? (Andrew)
  2. How is a strict caste system, each class designated to a specific job a good way to maintain Community, Identity, and Stability? (Andrew)
  3. Do you agree to the values pursued by the World State, i.e. caste system, consumerism, industrialisation, etc is a good way to maintain Community, Identity, and Stability? (Andrew)
  4. Is consumerism and industrialization bad or good? (Andrew)
  5. Do you agree with the pursuits of the World State that Community, Identity, and Stability is the ultimate answer to a utopian society? (Andrew)
  6. To what extent should happiness be sought after? Should it be pursued to the extent in which the truth is altered? (Hyun Woo)
  7. To what extent should things of the past be discarded or replaced by newer equivalents? (Hyun Woo)


Others:
  1. How can we compare Brave New World and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? (Hoonho)
  2. How does Brave New World reflect the current society? (Hoonho)
  3. Are people using science in a good or bad way in the novel? Explain why? (Hoonho)
  4. Is the science of genetic cloning good or bad? Morally? How do you feel when you see cloning? (Andrew)
  5. What are some similarities between the vampires in Dracula and the citizens in Brave New World? (Hyun Woo)

Keynotes